Definition of saint

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Saint (n.) A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue; any true Christian, as being redeemed and consecrated to God..

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All Saints :: All Saints () Alt. of All Saints.
Canonization :: Canonization (n.) The state of being canonized or sainted.
Halmas :: Halmas (a.) The feast of All Saints; Hallowmas.
Sainted :: Sainted (imp. & p. p.) of Sain.
Feretory :: Feretory (n.) A portable bier or shrine, variously adorned, used for containing relics of saints..
Eminent :: Eminent (a.) Being, metaphorically, above others, whether by birth, high station, merit, or virtue; high in public estimation; distinguished; conspicuous; as, an eminent station; an eminent historian, statements, statesman, or saint..
Saintliness :: Saintliness (n.) Quality of being saintly.
Black-letter :: Black-letter (a.) Of or pertaining to the days in the calendar not marked with red letters as saints' days. Hence: Unlucky; inauspicious.
Saintship :: Saintship (n.) The character or qualities of a saint.
Bilocation :: Bilocation (n.) Double location; the state or power of being in two places at the same instant; -- a miraculous power attributed to some of the saints.
Sainthood :: Sainthood (n.) The state of being a saint; the condition of a saint.
Crispin :: Crispin (n.) A shoemaker; -- jocularly so called from the patron saint of the craft.
Sanctity :: Sanctity (n.) The state or quality of being sacred or holy; holiness; saintliness; moral purity; godliness.
Stylo- :: Stylite (n.) One of a sect of anchorites in the early church, who lived on the tops of pillars for the exercise of their patience; -- called also pillarist and pillar saint..
Sanctimony :: Sanctimony (n.) Holiness; devoutness; scrupulous austerity; sanctity; especially, outward or artificial saintliness; assumed or pretended holiness; hypocritical devoutness..
Besaint :: Besaint (v. t.) To make a saint of.
Saint-simonian :: Saint-Simonian (n.) A follower of the Count de St. Simon, who died in 1825, and who maintained that the principle of property held in common, and the just division of the fruits of common labor among the members of society, are the true remedy for the social evils which exist..
Bollandists :: Bollandists (n. pl.) The Jesuit editors of the Acta Sanctorum, or Lives of the Saints; -- named from John Bolland, who began the work..
Elmo''s Fire :: Elmo's fire () See Corposant; also Saint Elmo's Fire, under Saint..
Sanctimonious :: Sanctimonious (a.) Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious.
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